2009 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2009 season was the club's 56th year in professional football, and the 48th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The club participated in their 14th Copa Libertadores, where they unsuccessfully defended their 2008 title. The club also participate in, and won, their first Recopa Sudamericana. They also won their first Copa Sudamericana title.

LDU Quito
2009 season
PresidentCarlos Arroyo
ManagerJorge Fossati
Serie A4th
Copa LibertadoresSecond Stage
Recopa SudamericanaChampions (1st title)
Copa SudamericanaChampions (1st title)
Top goalscorerLeague: Claudio Bieler (22 goals)
All: Claudio Bieler (32 goals)
Highest home attendance24,919;
(September 27 v. Barcelona)
Lowest home attendance1,033;
(February 13 v. Manta)
Average home league attendance7,920

This season marked the second coaching tenure of Uruguayan Jorge Fossati. He previously led the team between 2003 and 2004, and led the team to their 7th national championship in 2003.

Club

Personnel
President: Carlos Arroyo
Honorary President: Rodrigo Paz
Manager: Jorge Fossati
President of the Football Commission: Edwin Ripalda
Assistant: Eduardo de Capellán
Physical Trainer: Alejandro Valenzuela

Kits

Supplier: Umbro
Sponsor(s): Holcim, Powerade, Chevrolet

Recopa Sudamericana principal kit
Recopa Sudamericana alternate
Peace Cup principal kit
Peace Cup alternate

Squad information
N
 Pos
 Nat.
 Player
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Notes
1GKJosé Francisco Cevallos372008190
2DFNorberto Araujo302007620
3DFRenán Calle322007424
4DFUlises de la Cruz34200912820Previously with the club from '97-'99 and '00
5MFAlfonso Obregón36200230610Previously with the club from '98-'00
6MFPedro Larrea222003640
8MFÉdison Méndez292009606Previously with the club from '05-'07
9FWWalter Calderón31200900
10MFChristian Lara2820094416Previously with the club in '07
11FWFranklin Salas27200820845Previously with the club from '00-'07
13DFNéicer Reasco (captain)31200832422Previously with the club from '97-'00 and '01-'06
14DFDiego Calderón222007622Previously with the club in '05
15MFWilliam Araujo292008334
16FWClaudio Bieler2420083113
17FWDanny Vera28200900
18MFÁngel Cheme24200900
19FWClaudio Graf32200900
20MFEnrique Vera292009908Previously with the club from '06-'08
21MFEdder Vaca232008227
22GKAlexander Domínguez212006340
23DFJayro Campos2420051146
24DFGabriel Espinosa202006151
25GKDaniel Viteri27200890
27FWVíctor Estupiñán20200690
33DFCarlos Espínola33200915413Previously with the club from '03-'06
50MFDanny Vaca182007221
51MFMiler Bolaños18200900
52MFIsrael Chango192006571
53MFEduardo Bone18200720
54MFCristhian Hurtado18200810
55MFPedro Romo18200810
56DFGalo Corozo18200900
58MFEfren de la Cruz18200810
-MFJefferson Lara182008160

Note: Caps and goals are of the national league and are current as of the beginning of the season.

Copa Libertadores squad
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF  ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF  ECU Renán Calle
4 DF  ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 MF  ECU Alfonso Obregón
6 FW  URU Richard Morales
7 MF  ECU Miler Bolaños
8 MF  ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW  ECU Walter Calderón
10 MF  ECU Edder Vaca
11 FW  ECU Franklin Salas
12 MF  ECU Gabriel Espinosa
13 DF  ECU Néicer Reasco
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ECU Diego Calderón
15 DF  ECU William Araujo
16 FW  ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW  ECU Danny Vera
18 MF  ECU Ángel Cheme
19 FW  CHI Reinaldo Navia
20 MF  ECU Pedro Larrea
21 MF  ARG Damián Manso
22 GK  ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF  ECU Jayro Campos
24 MF  ECU Carlos Espínola
25 GK  ECU Daniel Viteri

Recopa Sudamericana squad
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF  ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF  ECU Renán Calle
4 DF  ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 DF  ECU Ulises de la Cruz
6 MF  ECU Pedro Larrea
7 MF  ECU Miler Bolaños
8 MF  ECU Patricio Urrutia (captain)
9 FW  ECU Walter Calderón
10 MF  ECU Christian Lara
11 FW  ECU Franklin Salas
12 MF  ECU Gabriel Espinosa
13 DF  ECU Néicer Reasco
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ECU Diego Calderón
15 DF  ECU William Araujo
16 FW  ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW  ECU Danny Vera
18 MF  ECU Byron Camacho
19 FW  ARG Claudio Graf
20 MF  PAR Enrique Vera
21 MF  ECU Pedro Romo
22 GK  ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF  ECU Jayro Campos
24 DF  ECU Carlos Espínola
25 GK  ECU Daniel Viteri

Copa Sudamericana squad
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU José Francisco Cevallos
2 DF  ARG Norberto Araujo
3 DF  ECU Renán Calle
4 DF  ECU Paúl Ambrosi
5 DF  ECU Ulises de la Cruz
6 MF  ECU Pedro Larrea
7 MF  ECU Miler Bolaños
8 MF  ECU Patricio Urrutia
9 FW  ECU Walter Calderón
10 MF  ECU Christian Lara
11 FW  ECU Franklin Salas
12 MF  ECU Édison Méndez
13 DF  ECU Néicer Reasco (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ECU Diego Calderón
15 DF  ECU William Araujo
16 FW  ARG Claudio Bieler
17 FW  ECU Víctor Estupiñán
18 MF  ECU Gabriel Espinosa
19 FW  ARG Claudio Graf
20 MF  ECU Alex Bolaños
21 MF  ECU Pedro Romo
22 GK  ECU Alexander Domínguez
23 DF  ECU Jayro Campos
24 DF  ECU Carlos Espínola
25 GK  ECU Daniel Viteri
20 MF  PAR Enrique Vera

:1.^ Alex Bolaños replaced Enrique Vera on November 11 due to injury.

Winter transfers

Summer transfers

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Serie A First Stage 4th Feb 1Dec 6
Copa Libertadores Second Stage Second Stage Feb 17Apr 29
Recopa Sudamericana Final Winner Jun 25Jul 9
Copa Sudamericana First Stage Winner Aug 11Dec 2

Pre-season

LDU Quito played two preseason friendlies prior to the start of the Serie A season

January 17 LDU Quito 3 – 0 ESPOLI Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
10:00 (UTC-5)
January 20 El Nacional 2 – 2 LDU Quito Deportivo "El Sauce", Tumbaco
10:00 (UTC-5)

La Noche Blanca is the club's official presentation for the season. They hosted Colombian club Santa Fe.

January 23 La Noche Blanca LDU Quito 2 – 0 Santa Fe Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
19:35 (UTC-5) Bieler  46'
Urrutia  51' (pen.)		 Article Attendance: ≈20,000
Referee: Tomás Alarcón

Serie A
Main article: 2009 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

2009 is the club's 48th season in the top-level of professional football in Ecuador. The first game of the season began on January 31, with LDU Quito's first game on February 1.

First stage

The first stage was a double round-robin tournament. LDU Quito finished 2nd and qualified to the Third Stage with 2 bonus points.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 12 6 4 44 20  +24 42 9 2 0 27 5  +22 3 4 4 17 15  +2

Last updated: July 12, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARHAHAHA
ResultDLWDWLWWWLWDWLWDDDWWWW
Position3975454213221112222222
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2009. Source: Season's Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
February 1 Round 1 LDU Quito 1–1 Olmedo Quito
11:30 (UTC-5) Reasco  76' Report Méndez  26' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 6,331
Referee: José Luis Espinel
February 6 Round 2 LDU Portoviejo 2–1 LDU Quito Portoviejo
20:30 (UTC-5) Ojeda  12'
Pachi  58'		 Report Urrutia  84' Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos
Attendance: 9,050
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
February 13 Round 3 LDU Quito 2–1 Manta Quito
19:30 (UTC-5) Campos  44'
D. Vera  87'		 Report Palacios  40' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Manuel Hidalgo
February 21 Round 4 El Nacional 1–1 LDU Quito Quito
12:00 (UTC-5) Sánchez  82' Report Bieler  3' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 14,322
Referee: José Carpio
February 28 Round 5 LDU Quito 4–0 Deportivo Quito Quito
18:00 (UTC-5) W. Calderón  2'
Bieler  8', 42'
Ambrosi  87'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 12,671
Referee: Omar Ponce
March 16 Round 7 LDU Quito 3–2 ESPOLI Quito
19:15 (UTC-5) Espínola  26'
Bieler  47'
Manso  90+2'		 Report Morales  23'
Cañete  44'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Carlos Vera
March 21 Round 8 Técnico Universitario 1–4 LDU Quito Ambato
16:00 (UTC-5) Wila  29' Report Bieler  4'
W. Calderón  35'
Bolaños  54'
W. Araujo  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 5,632
Referee: Omar Ponce
April 2 Round 6 Deportivo Cuenca 1–0 LDU Quito Cuenca
19:00 (UTC-5) Preciado  83' Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 8,045
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo
Note: This match postponed due to Liga's participation in the Copa Libertadores.
April 5 Round 9 LDU Quito 1–0 Macará Quito
11:30 (UTC-5) D. Vera  75' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Daniel Salazar
April 12 Round 10 Barcelona 2–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
18:00 (UTC-5) Mina  27'
Román  65'		 Report Bieler  47' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 7,331
Referee: Carlos Vera
April 17 Round 11 LDU Quito 2–0 Emelec Quito
19:30 (UTC-5) E. Vaca  29'
Bieler  46' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 7,831
Referee: Omar Ponce
April 24 Round 12 Emelec 1–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
19:45 (UTC-5) Rojas  90+5' Report Larrea  46' Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 13,220
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
May 3 Round 13 LDU Quito 3–0 Barcelona Quito
12:30 (UTC-5) Bieler  8', 74'
W. Calderón  63'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Omar Ponce
May 10 Round 14 Macará 2–1 LDU Quito Ambato
11:45 (UTC-5) Garcés  71'
Figueroa  90+2'		 Report Ambrosi  5' Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 4,718
Referee: Samuel Haro
May 16 Round 15 LDU Quito 4–0 Técnico Universitario Quito
18:00 (UTC-5) Reasco  51'
Bieler  63', 70'
W. Calderón  87'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
May 23 Round 16 ESPOLI 2–2 LDU Quito Ibarra
16:00 (UTC-5) Ibarra  39'
Ribeiro  89'		 Report D. Vera  51'
Bieler  73'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 7,224
Referee: Diego Lara
May 31 Round 17 LDU Quito 1–1 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
11:45 (UTC-5) Bieler  70' Report Quiñónez  43' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Samuel Haro
June 13 Round 18 Deportivo Quito 1–1 LDU Quito Quito
16:00 (UTC-5) Minda  43' Report D. Vera  6' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 13,464
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
June 21 Round 19 LDU Quito 2–0 El Nacional Quito
18:00 (UTC-5) Bieler  10', 25' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 7,419
Referee: Carlos Vera
July 1 Round 20 Manta 0–2 LDU Quito Manta
19:00 (UTC-5) Report D. Vera  11'
Bieler  72'		 Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 4,020
Referee: Daniel Salazar
July 5 Round 21 LDU Quito 4–0 LDU Portoviejo Quito
12:00 (UTC-5) W. Calderón  8', 78'
Bolaños  22'
Espínola  50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Samuel Haro
July 12 Round 22 Olmedo 2–3 LDU Quito Riobamba
12:00 (UTC-5) Rivas  77'
C. Caicedo  87'		 Report W. Calderón  35', 60'
Bolaños  71'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Attendance: 6,629
Referee: Carlos Vera

Second stage

Liga was placed into Group 1 with Barcelona, Deportivo Cuenca, El Nacional, LDU Portoviejo, and Macará. They will also play Deportivo Quito in a "clásico". They finished first in their group and earned an extra bonus point toward the Third Stage.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 6 4 2 18 10  +8 22 3 3 0 10 3  +7 3 1 2 8 7  +1

Last updated: October 3, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article

Round123456789101112
GroundHHAAHHAHAAHA
ResultDWDWDWWDWLWL
Position322221111111
Updated to match(es) played on October 3, 2009. Source: Season's Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
July 18 Round 1 LDU Quito 2–2 Deportivo Cuenca Quito
18:00 (UTC-5) Bieler  46'
Graf  64'		 Report Matamoros  8'
Paredes  85'		 Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,975
Referee: José Luis Espinel
August 2 Round 3 LDU Quito 1–0 El Nacional Quito
11:30 (UTC-5) Graf  67' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 4,156
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
August 5 Round 2 Barcelona 1–1 LDU Quito Guayaquil
19:00 (UTC-5) Oyola  5' Report Ambrosi  56' Stadium: Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Attendance: 17,239
Referee: Carlos Vera
Note: This match was postponed due to Liga's participation in the 2009 Peace Cup.
August 16 Round 5 Macará 0–2 LDU Quito Ambato
10:30 (UTC-5) Report Bieler  33' (pen.)
Bolaños  55'		 Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 4,473
Referee: José Carpio
August 19 Round 4 LDU Quito 0–0 Deportivo Quito Quito
19:30 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 12,107
Referee: Daniel Salazar
Note: This match was postponed due to Liga's participation in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
August 22 Round 6 LDU Quito 2–0 LDU Portoviejo Quito
17:00 (UTC-5) Graf  75'
Bolaños  85'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,508
Referee: Tomas Alarcón
August 29 Round 7 LDU Portoviejo 0–4 LDU Quito Portoviejo
20:30 (UTC-5) Report Graf  32'
Bieler  56'
Bolaños  76'
Calle  90'		 Stadium: Estadio Reales Tamarindos
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: José Carpio
Note: In this match, Miler Bolaños scored LDU Quito's 2,500th goal.[1]
September 13 Round 8 LDU Quito 1–1 Macará Quito
11:30 (UTC-5) Reasco  19' Report Ferreyra  80' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Diego Lara
September 16 Round 10 El Nacional 0–1 LDU Quito Quito
19:15 (UTC-5) Report Reasco  55' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 6,504
Referee: Carlos Vera
Note: This match was moved forward due to Liga's Round of 16 match of the Copa Sudamericana.
September 19 Round 9 Deportivo Quito 3–0 LDU Quito Quito
18:00 (UTC-5) Borghello  17', 41'
Pirchio  21'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 15,229
Referee: Tomas Alarcón
September 27 Round 11 LDU Quito 4–0 Barcelona Quito
12:00 (UTC-5) Bieler  33', 47'
Campos  68'
Graf  76'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 24,919
Referee: Daniel Salazar
October 3 Round 12 Deportivo Cuenca 3–0 LDU Quito Cuenca
16:00 (UTC-5) Matamoros  35', 80'
Preciado  58'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Attendance: 9,504
Referee: José Luis Espinel

Third stage

LDU Quito has qualified to the third stage twice, and has earned 3 bonus points for this stage. They are placed into Group 1 with Deportivo Quito, Macará, and Manta. This stage is scheduled to begin on October 18 and end on November 22.

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 1 3 2 4 2  +2 91 1 1 1 4 1  +3 0 2 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: November 22, 2009.
Source: Season's Wikipedia article
1. LDU Quito has an additional three bonus points earned in the First and Second Stage.

Round123456
GroundHAAHHA
ResultWDDDLL
Position112222
Updated to match(es) played on November 22, 2009. Source: Season's Wikipedia article
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
October 16 Round 1 LDU Quito 4–0 Manta Quito
19:30 (UTC-5) Bieler  15'
Graf  18'
W. Araujo  34'
Salas  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 1,765
Referee: Alfredo Intriago
October 25 Round 2 Deportivo Quito 0–0 LDU Quito Quito
12:00 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Attendance: 21,396
Referee: Tomás Alarcón
October 31 Round 3 Macará 0–0 LDU Quito Ambato
16:00 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: Estadio Bellavista
Attendance: 4,967
Referee: Carlos Vera
November 8 Round 4 LDU Quito 0–0 Macará Quito
11:30 (UTC-5) Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 19,053
Referee: Samuel Haro
November 16 Round 5 LDU Quito 0–1 Deportivo Quito Quito
15:45 (UTC-5) Report Borghello  6' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 14,316
Referee: Carlos Vera
November 22 Round 6 Manta 1–0 LDU Quito Manta
12:00 (UTC-5) López  90' Report Stadium: Estadio Jocay
Attendance: 310
Referee: José Caprio

Fourth stage

Liga qualified to the third-place playoff of the fourth stage. They competed against Emelec for third-place and a berth in the 2010 Copa Libertadores first stage.

November 29 Emelec 1–0 LDU Quito Guayaquil
12:00 (UTC-5) Peirone  11' Report Stadium: Estadio George Capwell
Attendance: 6,352
Referee: Omar Ponce
December 7 LDU Quito 0–1 Emelec Quito
16:00 (UTC-5) Report Rojas  83' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 17,106
Referee: Miguel Hidalgo

Copa Libertadores
Main articles: 2009 Copa Libertadores and 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage

As the defending champion, LDU Quito automatically earned a berth in this year's tournament. This was the 14th time the club participated in the continent's premier club tournament. They were drawn into the Group 1 along with 2008 Copa do Brasil winner Sport Recife, the Chilean 2008 Clausura champion Colo-Colo, and the winner of the 5th preliminary match Palmeiras. The Group Stage began on February 11, with LDU Quito's first game on February 17.

LDU Quito started their title defense on a high note with a 3–2 home win against Palmeiras. This win was followed by two successive shut-out away losses in Recife and Santiago. A close home draw followed against Colo-Colo. Their last two matches were losses away and at home. They were eliminated from the competition on April 22 when Colo-Colo lost to Sport Recife.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sport Recife 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13
Palmeiras 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Colo-Colo 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7
LDU Quito 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4
Source:
February 17 LDU Quito 3–2 Palmeiras Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
17:00 (UTC-5) W. Calderón  23', 34'
Manso  58'		 Report Willians  28'
Edmílson  46'		 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
March 4 Sport Recife 2–0 LDU Quito Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro), Recife
21:50 (UTC-3) Daniel  13'
Paulo Baier  72' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 20,184
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
March 12 Colo-Colo 3–0 LDU Quito Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
21:15 (UTC-4) Carranza  56'
Cereceda  61'
Barrios  65'		 Report Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
April 9 LDU Quito 1–1 Colo-Colo Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
15:00 (UTC-5) Campos  48' Report Bieler  90+2' (o.g.) Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
April 21 Palmeiras 2–0 LDU Quito Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antarctica), São Paulo
20:15 (UTC-3) Marcão  48'
Diego Souza  83'		 Report Attendance: 19,205
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
April 29 LDU Quito 2–3 Sport Recife Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
19:50 (UTC-5) Espínola  2'
D. Vera  41'		 Report Andrade  23', 77'
Igor  58'		 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Recopa Sudamericana
Main article: 2009 Recopa Sudamericana

As the 2008 Copa Libertadores champion, LDU Quito qualified for this year's Recopa Sudamericana. They played against the 2008 Copa Sudamericana winner Sport Club Internacional in a two-legged match-up. This is LDU Quito's first Recopa Sudamericana. Internacional previously won the competition in 2007. The first leg was played at Internacional's stadium, Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. Argentine Claudio Bieler provided the lone goal of the game for Liga. The second leg, played back in Quito at La Casa Blanca, was won decisively by the home team 3 goals to none. Carlos Espínola, Claudio Bieler, and recently signed Enrique Vera provided the scores for Liga. The Recopa title is LDU Quito's second international title.

June 25 Internacional 0–1 LDU Quito Porto Alegre, Brazil
21:50 (UTC-3) Report Bieler  57' Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borba (Beira-Rio)
Attendance: 30,284
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
July 9 LDU Quito 3–0 Internacional Quito, Ecuador
19:50 (UTC-5) Espínola  10'
Bieler  40'
E. Vera  57'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Copa Sudamericana
Main article: 2009 Copa Sudamericana
See also: 2009 Copa Sudamericana Finals

LDU Quito qualified for the 2009 Copa Sudamericana on July 5. By finishing 2nd in the First Stage of the Serie A, Liga earned the Ecuador 2 berth and started in the First Stage of the competition. Liga's opponent in the First Stage is Paraguayan club Libertad. The first leg was played at home at La Casa Blanca. Néicer Reasco scored the only goal of the match in stoppage time of the first half. The second leg, played in Asunción on August 25, ended in a draw. Javier González put the home team ahead in the first half. Édison Méndez scored a second half goal to keep LDU Quito the overall advantage. Liga's Round of 16 tie against Lanús opened at home. Argentine striker Claudio Bieler scored a hat-trick in the first half before Édison Méndez scored the final goal at the end of regulation time to give Liga a four-goal advantage going into the second leg. In second leg, Lanús came out strong, but were unable to get one past goalkeeper Alexander Domínguez. Claudio Bieler finally broke the tie in the 71st minute with a long-range free-kick from outside the box. Santiago Salcedo tied it for the home team before the end of regulation. LDU Quito advanced to the Quarterfinals 4–1 on points. In the Quarterfinals, Liga played Vélez Sársfield, also from Argentina. In both games, Liga came from behind to get favorable results. In the first leg in Buenos Aires, Hernán Rodrigo López scored first for the locals to give them the lead. A brilliant play by Néicer Reasco led to a pass to Claudio Bieler who scored the equalizer, from the floor after being tripped, to give Liga an away goal and the tie. The second leg in Quito started the same after Hernán Rodrigo López scored first for Vélez to give them the overall advantage. But Enrique Vera and Carlos Espínola scored in the second half to give Liga the win and a place in the semifinals. In the Semifinals, Liga played River Plate from Montevideo, Uruguay. The first leg of the semifinal was played at the famed Estadio Centenario. River took the first leg 2–1 when Jorge Córdoba scored the winner in the second half of the match. Liga avenged their first loss in the tournament with a lopsided 7–0 win at home. Claudio Bieler scored another hat-trick in the tournament, in addition to goals from Carlos Espínola, Ulises de la Cruz, Miler Bolaños, and Édison Méndez. The win at home is officially the most lopsided win in the history of the tournament. Liga will play Brazilian club Fluminense in the Finals. This is a repeat of the 2008 Copa Libertadores Final. The first leg was played at home. Marquinho scored within the first minute of the game for Fluminense to put them ahead early. However, Liga persisted and answered back with a hat-trick by Méndez in the 21', 44, and 60'. Franklin Salas and Ulises de la Cruz added two more in the 78' and 87' to give Liga a huge 5–1 win and a four-goal advantage going into the second leg. The second leg at Maracanã ended the same way it did in 2008: a Fluminense win. This time, Fluminense won 3–0 and was unable to overcome the four-goal difference. Liga won the Copa Sudamericana and become the Ecuadorian club to win CONMEBOL's three major tournaments.

August 11 First Stage LDU Quito 1–0 Libertad Quito, Ecuador
16:00 (UTC-5) Reasco  45' Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Attendance: 6,786
Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)
August 25 First Stage Libertad 1–1 LDU Quito Asunción, Paraguay
19:15 (UTC-3) González  32' Report Méndez  63' Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)
September 24 Round of 16 LDU Quito 4–0 Lanús Quito, Ecuador
16:00 (UTC-5) Bieler  5', 7', 26' (pen.)
Méndez  90 +1' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
October 1 Round of 16 Lanús 1–1 LDU Quito Lanús, Argentina
19:15 (UTC-3) Salcedo  76' Report Bieler  71' Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez
Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)
October 20 Quarterfinals Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 LDU Quito Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:30 (UTC-3) López  5' Report Bieler  52' Stadium: José Amalfitani Stadium
Attendance: 7,606
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)
November 5 Quarterfinals LDU Quito 2–1 Vélez Sarsfield Quito, Ecuador
20:50 (UTC-5) Vera  68'
Espínola  75'		 Report López  44' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
November 12 Semifinals River Plate 2–1 LDU Quito Montevideo, Uruguay
21:15 (UTC-2) Porta  9'
Córdoba  60'		 Report Méndez  34' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
November 19 Semifinals LDU Quito 7–0 River Plate Quito, Ecuador
19:15 (UTC-5) Bieler  18', 83', 89'
Espínola  28'
Bolaños  45+2'
Méndez  57'
de la Cruz  77'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
November 25 Finals LDU Quito 5–1 Fluminense Quito, Ecuador
18:50 (UTC-5) Méndez  21', 44', 60'
Salas  78'
de la Cruz  87'		 Report Marquinho  1' Stadium: Estadio Casa Blanca
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
December 2 Finals Fluminense 3–0 LDU Quito Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21:50 (UTC-3) Dieguinho  14'
Fred  44'
Gum  72'		 Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Peace Cup
Main article: 2009 Peace Cup

LDU Quito were invited to participate in the 2009 Peace Cup, a friendly international club tournament organized by Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation, in Spain. For the Group Stage, they were drawn into Group B with Saudi Al-Ittihad and Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
LDU Quito 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
Al-Ittihad 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
Source: [2]
July 24 LDU Quito 3–1 Al-Ittihad Jerez, Spain
20:30 (UTC+2) Reasco  20'
Ambrosi  40'
Graf  72'		 Kariri  74' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Chapín
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
July 28 Real Madrid 4–2 LDU Quito Madrid, Spain
2:30 (UTC+2) C. Ronaldo  48' (pen.)
Granero  53'
Metzelder  71'
Negredo  90+2'		 E. Vera  68', 86' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Statistics
Num Pos Player Serie A Copa
Libertadores		 Recopa
Sudamericana		 Copa
Sudamericana		 Total
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1GKJosé Francisco Cevallos17-414-111-------22-52
2DFNorberto Araujo27-414-1-2-1-10-1-43-71
3DFRenán Calle18-646-2-1-1-2---27-94
4DFUlises de la Cruz16-1-----2-1-102-128221
5MFAlfonso Obregón7---2-----------9---
6DFPedro Larrea211314-2-1---4-1-30161
8MFÉdison Méndez8-1---------1073-1874-
9FWWalter Calderón28871422-----4-1-3610101
10MFChristian Lara14-1-----2---5---21-1-
11MFFranklin Salas2111-1--1----21--24211
13MFNéicer Reasco3344-6-3-2-1-1012-51510-
14DFDiego Calderón32-10-6--1----10-3-48-131
15DFWilliam Araujo3125-5-3-1---10-2-47210-
16FWClaudio Bieler32221134-2-22--1082-4832153
17FWDanny Vera2451-31----------2761-
18MFÁngel Cheme12-2-2-------1---15-2-
19FWClaudio Graf1765-----2---8---2765-
20MFEnrique Vera9-7-----21--514-16211-
20MFAlex Bolaños------------1---1---
22GKAlexander Domínguez24-5-2---2---10-4-38-9-
23DFJayro Campos2929161--2-1-8-42453143
24MFGabriel Espinosa5-1-1-----------6-1-
25GKDaniel Viteri1---2-----------3---
27MFVíctor Estupiñán8-1---------3-1-11-2-
33DFCarlos Espínola2234-312-211-1023-37710-
50MFDanny Vaca6---------------6---
51MFMiler Bolaños35612-2--1----51--427121
52MFIsrael Chango7-1-------------7-1-
53MFEduardo Bone3---------------3---
54MFCristhian Hurtado1---------------1---
54MFJefferson Lara1---------------1---
55MFPedro Romo10-2-------------10-2-
56MFGalo Corozo1-1-------------1-1-
58MFEfren de la Cruz1---------------1---
4DFPaúl Ambrosi2325-4-1-2-1-2---3127-
8MFPatricio Urrutia1814-4-1-2-------2415-
10FWEdder Vaca41-13-----------71-1
21MFDamián Manso1413-41----------1823-
19FWReinaldo Navia2---------------2---
34FWRichard Morales3---2-----------5---
Totals-6512113-6204-47--23313-9817920

See also

References
  1. "El Comercio". Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. "Group Stage Results - individual fixture, date time". goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
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